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07-FEB-2009

Busy Yellow Frog! Highly poisonous!
Several species of poison arrow frogs live throughout tropical South America from Costa Rica to southern Brazil. They live in warm, humid habitats. I've read that the reason they are called "poison arrow frogs" is that Natives would dip their arrows in the poison of the colorful frogs to make them deadly; the poison doesn't penetrate human skin unless it is cut or open somehow and then the poison is deadly. They are poisonous from eating a poison ant; and those bred in captivity are not usually poisonous unless they were fed that kind of ant (not wise).


This is for Norm who had said, he liked the little yellow frog
best in the Creation Museum gallery (CLICK X)~


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Jola Dziubinska21-Feb-2009 00:36
Brilliant find and shot, cute froggie.
Peter Stubley19-Feb-2009 23:45
Nice shot -- great colours.
Laryl16-Feb-2009 01:37
frogs are cute.. poisonous eek though
Guest 16-Feb-2009 00:04
Very cute and a helpful bit of info!
Máire Uí Mhaicín15-Feb-2009 22:05
Cool find. I never knew a frog could be poisonous!
Phillip Normanton15-Feb-2009 18:33
He looks a little jaundiced. lol Cool catch :)
Cindi Smith15-Feb-2009 17:34
Don't touch that little guy! What a great shot of him! He's so cute but can be quite deadly!
J. Scott Coile15-Feb-2009 15:55
Yet they look so innocent :-)
Yvonne15-Feb-2009 11:51
Fabulous capture and so different, glad you told us the story about the poison!!
j>a>e>17 :):):)15-Feb-2009 08:43
such a weee felllow o'magic :):):)
Maaike Huizer15-Feb-2009 07:24
So: he looks cute but he is not? Excellent shot.
cits_4_pets15-Feb-2009 06:30
Cute frog, pretty yellow
Russ Rose15-Feb-2009 04:34
nice little froggie.
Guest 15-Feb-2009 03:53
Great caputre, Carol. Where do these creatures live?
Sheila15-Feb-2009 03:48
He is a little jewel.
Marcia Colelli15-Feb-2009 01:40
very nice capture of the yellow frog V
Walter Otto Koenig15-Feb-2009 01:20
Very cool. Better than green for sure.
Mairéad15-Feb-2009 00:59
Cute little frog
Guest 15-Feb-2009 00:27
Much better than green.
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